MANSFIELD — The road to the Division II district championship will again run through Bellevue, but a handful of area teams hope to derail the Lady Red.
Winner of three of the last four district titles, Bellevue earned the top seed in the Galion district tournament draw Sunday afternoon and will play either No. 11 Mansfield Senior or No. 10 Vermilion for a district title at 6 p.m. Feb. 24 at Monroeville.
The Tygers and Sailors will play at 6:15 p.m. Feb. 20 at Monroeville. No. 9 seed Shelby will play No. 4 Willard in the late game.
If the Whippets were to knock off the Crimson Flashes, Shelby would meet No. 6 Ontario for a sectional title at 8 p.m. Feb. 24.
Madison was the No. 8 seed and will play No. 7 Tiffin Columbian at 7 p.m. Feb. 21 at Bucyrus. A win would send the Rams into a sectional final showdown against No. 2 seed Norwalk at 6 p.m. Feb. 24 at Bucyrus. No. 5 seed Lexington will play No. 3 Upper Sandusky for a sectional title at 8 p.m. Feb. 24 at Bucyrus.
Ashland is the area’s lone entrant in the Division I district field. The eighth-seeded Arrows will play No. 6 Anthony Wayne at 8 p.m. Feb. 22 at Oak Harbor.
In Division III, Crestview earned the No. 6 seed and will meet No. 7 Clear Fork at 8 p.m. Feb. 21 at Lexington. No. 11 Galion will play either Western Reserve or Huron at 8 p.m. at Willard.
No. 3 seed Loudonville is in the northeast district and will host a sectional championship game at 1 p.m. Feb. 24. The Redbirds will play either Triway or Black River, which play at Triway at 7 p.m. Feb. 21.
An all-area Division IV sectional semifinal doubleheader will tip off at Shelby on Feb. 20. In the early game, No. 9 Crestline will play No. 11 Mansfield Christian. No. 8 St. Peter’s will meet No. 10 Plymouth in the late game.
Also on Feb. 20, No. 6 seed Lucas will play No. 7 Sandusky St. Mary at 7 p.m. at Norwalk.
Both Hillsdale and Mapleton will be on the road in the Division IV northeast district sectional semifinals. The No. 12 Falcons will be at No. 5 East Canton at 7 p.m. Feb. 21, while the No. 10 Mounties visit No. 7 Kidron Central Christian at 7 p.m. Feb. 21.
